SEGA buys struggling ATLUS for $141 million

Japanese developer saved.

Publisher SEGA has stepped in to help the struggling parent company of ATLUS, who are most recently known for games like Dragon’s Crown, Persona 4 and Catherine.

ATLUS’ parent company, Index, released a statement saying “Under the agreement, SEGA will take over the operations conducted by Index, the bankrupt company that applied to the Tokyo District Court for the commencement of civil rehabilitation proceedings effective from June 27, 2013″.